Pedestal



Jan. 1, 1935. c, DAPP PEDESTAL 8 Filed Sept. 27, 1932 W W" 34 [IN I:

Patented Jan. 1, 1935 UNITED s'rATEs- AT NT EQFF E PEDESTAL,

Charles Dapp,'New York, N.*Y., assignor to U'. S- Slicing MachineCompany, La Porte, Ind., a. corporation of Indiana Application September27,1932, saarm63ao74 s claims; (01. 24841) 1 machine both for'repairingand for use while the machine is in operation.

A still further object of this invention is to provide means forweighting the pedestal if desired.

Other objects of this inventionrwill appear hereinafter as thedescription thereof proceeds,

the novel features, arrangements, and. combina-" tions being clearly setforth in the appended claims."

In the drawing: Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a pedestalembodying my. invention;

' Fig; 2 represents a vertical cross-section through the pedestal; and,

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the: shelf for supporting the slicingmachine.

The pedestal comprises side walls 10, a rear wall 11, and a front wall12, each of which is flared at the bottom'and welded to each other alongtheir meeting edges to form a rigid hollow column. The bottom of thecolumn has a depending flange 13 which extends entirely around the baseand to this there is secured within the hollow column, a plate 14 whichsubstantially entirely covers the bottom of the hollow column and issecured thereto by welding the flange 15 thereof to the flange 13 of thehollow column to make a liquid-tight joint therebetween. The center ofthe plate 14 has an opening 16 therein of any desired shape and this ispreferably covered by a plate 17 secured to the plate 14 by means of thescrews 18. A gasket 19 is interposed between the plates 17 and 14 toprovide a liquid-tight seal. As is illustrated quite clearly in Fig. 1,the side 12 of the pedestal is open and is provided with shelves 20 and21 mounted on brackets 22 and 23 respectively, welded or otherwisesecured to the other sides of the pedestal, and they in turn beingsecured to the shelves 20 and 21 respectively by spot welding or thelike. The forward edges 24 and 25 of the shelves 20 and 21 extenddownwardly to give the appearance of thickness to the shelves and alsoto make the front edge of the shelf rigid and prevent it from bending inthe center as would otherwise occur. The edges 26 of the sides 10 arerolled inwardyhas. illustrated in Fig. 1 to reenforcethese. edges wherenot. joined to the side 12. The top. of the pedestal is formed by acapmember27- v havinga depending flange 28 welded peripheral- 1y about theoutside-ofthe top of the 1 column formed by.the..s ides 10,111, and 12.To this. there is secured a, substance supportinggtable 29 which has aflange 30 substantially concentric witht' the flange 28. The table issecured in? place by. means of the machine, screws 31 or the; like; Thetable 29 has laterally. extending arms 32 which are'reenforcedperipherally by means of flanges .33 and perforated as at 34to receive. fastening: means for fastening a slicing machine theretog Inthe present instance, ,three arms 32 are shown each of which supports-aleg of .a'

' slicing machine having three legs. 'Theshelf.

20' has anopening 35 which need not'be'very. large, and itis-the purposeof this invention-to weight the pedestal desired so that althoughthe-pedestal itselfis of very light construction,

it may be made heavier at will "when acmore rigid support is desired;Therefore, ifthe owner of a machine wishes' 'to-make the pedestalheavier, either water or sand may be inserted through the opening'35 ina suflioient quantity to give the desired added weight to the pedestal.

When it is desired to decrease the weight, the

plate 17 may be removed and the water or sand removed from the base ofthe pedestal in desired quantities, or in case the pedestal is'used forwater, only, a suitable spigot may be used by which the water may bedrained from the base of the machine without a great amount of labor. I

The pedestal is supportedv by the feet 36 which are formed of rubber orthe. like andsecured to the base by screws 37 passing there-through andthrough the plate 14.

The shelves 20 and 21 may be used for the purpose of supporting toolsused for repairing the machine or for oil, cleaning cloths, etc. One ofthe shelves can be used for paper in which the meat is to be wrapped.

The pedestal while made of light gauge metal is so constructed thatavery rigid structure results which is not only economical tomanufacture, but reduces freight charges in transportation thereofhHowever, the customer receives the benefit of a heavier pedestal sincehe can by. a very simple operation fill the base withwater or sand toincrease the weight and secure any desired degree of rigidity of thepedestal within the capacity thereof.

Obviously those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains maymake various changes in the modifications of the invention hereindisclosed without departing from the spirit of this invention or thescope of the appended claims, and therefore I do not wish to be limitedin my invention except asset forth hereinafter in the appended claims.Iclaim;

1. .In .a pedestal for, slicing machines, the combination with a hollowcolumn formed of sheet metal sections joined together and flaredoutporting surface at the base of the pedestal, anda narrower upperportion, :said. hollow=.-pedestalhaving an imperforate bottom toreceive-weight-; ing material, said imperforate bottom having aremovable portion to permit .theremoval or said weighting material.

2. In a pedestal for slicing machines, the cum; bination with a hollowcolumn formed'of sheet metal sections joined together at their meeting?edges by welding-and" flared outwardly at their bottomends toform a!wide base and anarrower upper portion, shelves near the top of saidpedestal-"withinsaid narrower: portion, and a tablei' for'supporting'the slicing machinefse'cured to' the top 'of said pedestal;5 w

- 3; In a pedestal for slicing machines, the hmbinationwithv'a hollowcolumn formed of sheet metal. sections joined'irtogether and flared?outwardlyatttheir bottom: ends to form awide base: and a narrower upperportion; shelves near: the top of said pedestal 'saidi narrowert pertiom andi a; table for: supporting: the slicingl'mfaychine securedto'fthe: top' off saict-pedestal', 'saidi;

hollow, pedestal having an imperforate bottom forming/with. the sides ofsaid. pedestal azchamber forweightingmatenial; 1 1

4. ajpedesta'l for slicing; machi I the come-,1

bination withfa hollow colunm formedywitlr an,

opening therein for the insertion of a weighting material.

5. In a pedestal, the combination with a hollow column, the bottomone-half of which is substantially imperforate on all sides thereof andon the bottom, with a shelf bridging the space between the sides of saidcolumn and having an opening therein through which a weighting materialmay be inserted into the space there-below.

1,6,; In a pedestal, the combination with a holwardly at the basethereof to form a wide suplow column formed with flat sides flaredoutward'fy at the base thereof and being joined along theinmeeting edgesby welding to form a. poly-sidcdrhollow'pedestal with a flared base, anopening one side of said pedestal, and shelves arranged in. said openingand substantially within the" confines of the outer periphery ofsaid-coiumn.

'7. A device as set iorth in claim 6 in which the top or said: column isprovided with a table 'for supporting a slicing machine', said tablehaving outwardly extending arms reentorced by depending flanges. I I

'8. lniaip'ed'estal for slicing machines, the combina'tidn a hollowcolumn formed'of' sheet metal'sectioris joinedtogether at their meetingedges and. flaredl outwardly at their bottom ends to form a wide base,and a narrower upper p'or ti'on, shelves near the top of 'said'pedestatwithin said: narrower portiomfand' an imperforate bot tom forming withthe sides of said pedestal-a chamber for weighting, material.

9a. In a pedestal for slicing. machines, the com'-- porting surface atthe base of the'pedestal' and a narrower upper portion, said hollowpedestal having an imperforate bottom to receive weighting, material;sa/idilbottom having an opening therein through which fweighting;material may be'rernoved; V

CHARLES DAPR.

